Essential Job Functions

• Act as the onsite IT owner for new data center builds, accountable for end-to-end delivery of site IT infrastructure from installation through commissioning and handover.

• Lead end-to-end deployment of site IT infrastructure including rack and stack, structured cabling, Arista-based switching environments, Fortinet security infrastructure, server provisioning, and VMware-based virtualization platform buildout.

• Execute full site bring-up and validation across facilities including system configuration, connectivity validation, failover testing, and readiness for customer production workloads.

• Design, build, and configure enterprise server and virtualization environments (VMware/Hypervisors, Windows, Linux) aligned to high-availability and scalability standards.

• Deploy and support enterprise network and security infrastructure with a focus on modern data center platforms (Arista switching, Fortinet firewalls), ensuring alignment with site design standards.

• Coordinate with construction teams, project managers, and general contractors to align IT deployment with build schedules, resolve field issues, and maintain project timelines.

• Operate independently in a fast-paced construction environment, making real-time technical decisions with minimal oversight and high accountability.

• Manage multiple one-time and/or ongoing projects.

• Respond to safety and emergency situations and maintain a safe and secure work environment.

• Provide expert insight into organizing workflows and adapt as priorities are modified due to a changing environment.

• Direct and coordinate vendors and contractors responsible for cabling, network install, and infrastructure delivery to ensure quality, accuracy, and adherence to design standards.

Duties

• Provide professional mentorship and specialist advice to the business on both systems and project matters, ensuring projects are initiated accurately, and appropriate levels of governance are applied.

• Collaborate with internal partners and stakeholders to craft technology solutions to fit the project's needs.

• Development of business cases, whole life costing analysis, and ensuring briefs and feasibility proposals are developed following business aims.

• Own all IT delivery outcomes for assigned sites, ensuring infrastructure is installed, configured, tested, and fully operational at handover.

• Serve as the primary escalation point for onsite IT issues, troubleshooting network, server, and connectivity challenges to minimize delays during construction and commissioning.

• Identify opportunities to standardize and improve IT deployment activities with budget, schedule, and resource plans, proactively identifying risks and mitigation strategies.

• Manage incident resolution and change activities during deployment, ensuring stability of systems through commissioning and transition to operations.

• Find opportunities to develop systems to meet business requirements, applying existing functionality or through systems development.

• Support the Senior Manager and Lead Engineer, Information Technology, in delivering services that are essential to the success of the business.

• Handle additional duties as assigned by Management.

Job Requirements

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Additional Details

• Salary Range: $106,000- $115,000 + Bonus (this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations)

• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

• Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

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